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Reading Guide
5.1
PGS 112-115
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Circle the correct answer to multiple choice questions
Written answers need to restate questions and be in complete sentences
1. Britain needed to raise ____________________to pay for the debts from the French and Indian
War and the costs of British troops to govern new territories.
A. resolution
C. boycott
B. writ of assistance
D. revenue
2. Explain Britain’s solution to potential conflict between colonists and American Indians after the
French and Indian War. How did the colonists react to this?
3. Why did Parliament grant customs officers writs of assistance?
A. Parliament was pleased that the colonists had started to pay their fair share of taxes.
B. Colonists were avoiding paying taxes by smuggling goods and Parliament wanted to ensure
that revenue was being made off of taxes paid by British colonists.
C. Parliament wanted to grant the colonists more freedom so they passed laws that gave the
colonies more freedom on what they could trade and the taxes paid on goods.
4. Create illustrations that explain the two subjects in the box.
Stamp Act
Colonial Resistance to British Policies
VOCAB
resolution
writ of
assistance
boycott
revenue
repeal
EVENTS &
IDEAS
Effects of
French and
Indian War
-need for
revenue
-conflict with
American
Indians
Proclamation of
1763
-what was it?
-why was it
passed?
-how did
colonists react?
Writ of
Assistance,
Sugar Act,
Stamp Act,
& Townshend
Act
What is happening in your illustration?
What is happening in your illustration?
5. In at least 2-3 sentences, were the colonists right to be upset with British policies during the 1760s?
Were the colonists successful in opposing these policies?
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-what were
they?
-why were they
passed?
-how did
colonists
react/resist?
-what did
Britain do?
Reading Guide
5.2
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Circle the correct answer to multiple choice questions
Written answers need to restate questions and be in complete sentences
STUDY GUIDE
ITEMS
VOCAB
PGS 116-119
1. Britain was fearful that the colonies were nearly in _____________________so they sent troops to
occupy cities like Boston to maintain peace and order.
A. resolution
B. boycott
C. rebellion
D. revenue
2. Which statement is most accurate about the encounter between protestors in Boston and British
soldiers in May 1770
A. British soldiers fired into a crowd of peaceful protestors and killed 4 people.
B. British soldiers fired into a group of protestors that were turning violent. Colonists called
this the Boston Massacre, and used it to portray the British as violent oppressors.
C. British soldiers fired into a protest that was growing violent and killed 4 people. The
colonists and Britain called the event the Boston Massacre.
3. The Tea Act was a very controversial law passed by Parliament; explain why colonists had such a
strong reaction to this law even though it didn’t increase the cost of tea.
4. Illustrate the ideas below and then explain what is going on in your picture
The Tea Act
What is happening in your illustration?
The Coercive Acts
What is happening in your illustration?
5. Explain how a group or individual resisted British policies in colonies during the 1770’s (specifically
state the person or group and how they resisted)
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Rebellion
Propaganda
Committee of
correspondence
EVENTS &
IDEAS
The stationing
of British troops
in Boston
-Why?
-How did it
increase
tensions?
The Boston
Massacre
-When?
-What
happened?
-As propaganda
-Increased
tensions?
Tea Act
-When?
-What was it?
-Increased
Tensions?
Boston Tea
Party
-When?
-What was it?
-Increased
tensions?
-Colonial
resistance to?
The Coercive
Acts
-When?
-What were
they?
-Increased
tensions?
Reading Guide
5.3
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Circle the correct answer to multiple choice questions
Written answers need to restate questions and be in complete sentences
STUDY GUIDE
ITEMS
VOCAB
PGS 120-125
1. Which best describes the Continental Congress that met in September of 1774?
A. Representatives from all 13 colonies met in Philadelphia and voted to form an army and to
declare independence from Britain
B. Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to pledge loyalty to Britain
despite current disagreements over British policies
C. Representatives from 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia to repeal 13 acts of
Parliament, boycott British goods, and establish colonial militias
2. Some militias were known as_________________________because they claimed that they could
be ready to fight in less than a minutes notice.
A. Loyalist
C. Calvary
B. Patriots
D. Minutemen
3. Describe three early battles between the British and the colonists. Include when, where, result,
and importance. You may use bullet points. (the events should be Lexington and Concord, Ft.
Ticonderoga, and Bunker Hill
Minuteman
Loyalist
Patriot
EVENTS &
IDEAS
Continental
Congress
-when
-where
-goals
-decisions
Militia and
Minutemen
-who were
they?
Lexington and
Concord
-when?
-where?
-what
happened?
-result?
-“Shot Heard
Round the
World”
Ft. Ticonderoga
-when?
-where?
-result?
-importance?
4. Describe the two main groups of people that formed in the colonies on different sides of the
conflict between the colonies and Britain. What type of war does this make the Revolution? Why
would people want to stay with Britain? Does this complicate the war?
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Bunker Hill
-when?
-where?
-what
happened?
-result?
-what did it say
about the
Americans?
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Loyalists and
Patriots
-Who were
they?
-Civil War?
Reading Guide
5.4
PGS 128-133
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Circle the correct answer to multiple choice questions
Answer questions that require writing in complete sentences with specific details.
Credit will not be awarded for incomplete or incorrect answers
1. Describe the different parts and actions of the Second Continental Congress below
Background
Governing
Avoiding and preparing for war
2. Which of the following statements best describes the early days of George Washington’s
leadership of the Continental Army?
A. Washington took over an experienced army that was ready to take on the British army and
quickly began winning battles
B. The army struggled as it was defeated in Canada and soldiers were learning the discipline
needed to be a soldier. The army won a victory when they forced the British out of Boston
C. Washington and the Continental Army defeated the British in Canada and then quickly used
cannons to force the British navy from Boston Harbor
3. What pamphlet did Thomas Paine write in 1775 that convinced to support independence from
Britain?
A. Declaration of Independence
B. The Continental Congress
C. The Scarlet Letter
D. Common Sense
4. Illustrate the two main ideas in the space provided
2nd Continental Congress
What is your illustration about?
The Declaration of Independence
What is your illustration about?
5. Who did the most to promote the cause of independence from Britain? Washington, Jefferson, or
Paine? Explain your answer.
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STUDY GUIDE
ITEMS
VOCAB
Petition
Preamble
EVENTS &
IDEAS
Second
Continental
Congress
-When
-Where
-Results
The Continental
Army
-leader
-challenges
-success
-Canada
Common Sense
-author
-argument
-importance
Declaration of
Independence
-author
-John Locke
-Preamble
-complaints
against the king
-status after the
declaration